Adolfo Miranda

Male18 September 1952–23 December 2012

Brief Life History of Adolfo

Adolfo Miranda was born on 18 September 1952, in Havana, Cuba. He died on 23 December 2012, in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 60.

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    World Events (3)

    1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

    Age 3

    The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

    1955 · To War in Vietnam

    Age 3

    The Vietnam War was another civil war brought about from the Cold War. It was fought between the North Vietnamese, who were supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies, and the South Vietnamese, who were supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war caused two more civil wars in Laos and Cambodia and resulted in all three countries becoming communist states.

    1959

    Age 7

    Fidel Castro leads a Communist revolution. The rebel army overthrows President Fulgencio Batista.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Juan, Jorge, Miguel, Jesus, Pedro, Francisco, Mario, Rafael. Portuguese Paulo, Joaquim, Godofredo, Joao, Albano, Amadeu, Anatolio, Lidio, Marcio. Italian Antonio, Angelo, Lorenzo, Marco, Salvatore, Luciano, Carmelo, Dario, Fausto, Federico, Sal, Gilda.

    Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian: habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain, Portugal, and Italy named Miranda. The placename is of ultimate Latin origin, a cognate of 2 below. This surname is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. Compare De Miranda .

    French (southern): habitational name from Miranda, the name of several minor places in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the southwestern part of France, or a topographic name from Old Occitan miranda ‘lookout point, watchtower’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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